Tag: Baltimore Police

The Baltimore Police Department’s technology is currently in “chaos,” with police officers using technology that’s over twenty-years-old, with no plans to replace aging equipment, according to a report.

Maryland banned the sale and manufacture of “high capacity” magazines in 2013, and criminal use of such magazines is now at a seven-year high. The ban was contained in the Firearm Safety Act of 2013. Law enforcement figures gathered by

Billionaire George Soros has long attempted to portray his Open Society Foundation’s activities as philanthropic efforts aimed, as the Foundation’s mission statement put it, at building “vibrant and tolerant societies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people.”

Baltimore, MD police diffused an overnight occupation of its city hall by activists who say they want a voice in the process of selecting a new permanent police commissioner, with at least 16 people being led away to police vehicles early Thursday. Many of

Wednesday on CNN’s “At This Hour With Berman and Bolduan,” Brooke Baldwin spoke to two officers whose identities were concealed and discussed the surge in the crime rate since six Baltimore officers were charged in the arrest and death of

Wicomico County, MD Sheriff Mike Lewis (R) declared that police officers are “fearful” of doing their jobs on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “Sean, the Baltimore City Police Department, the officers particularly on the street, have been eviscerated,

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) declared “Welcome to President Obama’s 21st century transformation of the institution of policing, and it’s been a disaster, unnecessary black carnage is what we saw this weekend” in response to the violence in Baltimore

An anonymous Baltimore police officer stated that the violence in the city “is definitely going to get worse” and that the lack of “proactive policing” is “definitely a direct result” of the Freddie Gray indictments on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox

Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh argued that the violence in Baltimore is the result of “the Obama administration’s theory on policing” on Tuesday. Rush began by declaring, “This is what the Regime preaches. This is what liberalism is teaching, is

Two Baltimore residents stated that they believed the police in the city are not doing their jobs in interviews broadcast on Tuesday’s “The Lead” on CNN. Resident Malacka Reed El said, “I don’t think the police are doing their jobs,

A Baltimore police officer who asked to remain anonymous said that the police’s morale is “in the sewers” and that the increase in the city’s crime is “a direct result from officers holding back” in an interview broadcast on Friday’s

Tuesday on the Senate floor, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) addressed the charges against police officers in the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. He said, “There is no epidemic of police criminality in this country.” “It’s true that there are

Officers arrested a man who appeared to be armed with a handgun in the same neighborhood where riots have broken out over the death of a man injured in police custody, but no one was hurt during the confrontation, authorities said Monday.

From the Daily Mail: Baltimore police took several people into custody just minutes after the 10pm curfew went into effect Saturday, including one man who was pepper-sprayed and dragged from the street before being detained. The number of arrests made

Breitbart News delivers live coverage of the situation in Baltimore, MD after six police officers were indicted for the death of Freddie Gray. Whether that will satisfy protesters and prevent another night of violence and riots remains to be seen.

Freddie Gray’s father spoke at a press conference following the announcement that six police offices will face criminal charges after his son died while in police custody, saying the family is “satisfied with today’s charges.”

Dr. Ben Carson, likely GOP presidential candidate, said, “I was happy to see that the prosecutor came out sooner rather than later with a statement about a tragic incident surrounded by significant clouds of suspicion.”

Maryland Defense attorney Kush Arora told Breitbart News he was at the press conference in Baltimore this morning where six police officers were charged in the death of a black man. He said his office believes the charges were appropriate.

The Fraternal Order of Police lodge in Baltimore City is asking for Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby to remove herself from the Freddie Gray investigation and appoint a special prosecutor. On Friday, Mosby announced she was filing charges against six officers in the death of Freddie Gray.

CNN’s Chris Cuomo took to Facebook to explain why, when warning a Baltimore protester about the police, he said, “You know how they are.” Although Breitbart News provided a lengthy transcript of Cuomo’s dialogue with the young man, he’s accusing

Breitbart News covers breaking updates from Thursday night’s protests over the death of Freddie Gray. After two nights of relative peace, demonstrators are still confronting police as the sun sets, but the city is hopeful for continued calm.

Breitbart News covers breaking updates from Wednesday night’s protests over the death of Freddie Gray. Will they be a repeat of Monday night’s riots and looting? Or will the police keep the peace with a mandatory curfew, as they did Tuesday night?

Former Baltimore City Councilman, Congressman, and NAACP President, and President of the Board of Regents of Morgan State University, Kweisi Mfume said “the protesters seem to be more organized, in some respects than the police,” and “I haven’t seen this

Steve Klein, an attorney from the Pillar of Law Institute, also discussed the violence with Breitbart News. “Baltimore residents–including kids–can protest publicly and loudly. They can even do or say very offensive things when they protest, and the police cannot stop them,” Klein said to Breitbart News. “But protesters can’t hurt people or destroy public or other people’s private property.”